Chapter 227: The Forbidden Names Of The Ten Arbiters (1/2)
Nobody could have foreseen this. There had been a war spirit hidden deep underground. During the previous battles, it had not been affected at all, but during Lu Yin and Nightqueen Yanqing’s, the ground had been damaged too much, freeing it.
The black war spirit used its star energy to materialize a long staff that it grasped in its hands. As it swept out, the staff thrust the entire area into shadow even as more black shadows emanated out from the staff. This move was both a domain and a battle technique.
Up in the sky, one of the academy mentors was shocked. “That’s the battle technique of Astral-2’s leader from centuries ago.”
With the shrill sound of howling wind, Lu Yin and Nightqueen Yanqing’s figures flitted past the war spirit, which froze before crumbling apart. Even the shadows from its staff had vanished.
Quite a few of the spectators felt their scalps go numb. The war spirit of the former Astral-2 leader couldn’t even last for a second! The disparity between it and Lu Yin and Nightqueen Yanqing was just too large.
Thud thud!
Two dull sounds rang out in the arena as Lu Yin blocked Nightqueen Yanqing’s punch with his left arm while grabbing her elbow with his right hand. “So is this the Nightking’s Body that’s supposed to be comparable to five-lined battle force?”
Nightqueen Yanqing’s breathing was labored, and a line of blood was flowing from the corner of her mouth as she glared at Lu Yin. He ruthlessly mocked, “So, is this all the Nightking clan amounts to?”
Nightqueen Yanqing bellowed in rage and tried to kick him, but Lu Yin didn’t even bother dodging. With a flick of his wrist, he slammed her into the ground and stared into her eyes. “Nightking Zhenwu.”
Nightqueen Yanqing’s pupils shrank to the size of pinholes. “You’ve heard of the Ten Arbiters’ names?”
Lu Yin was startled by this unexpected response. “He’s one of the Ten Arbiters?”
Nightqueen Yanqing looked at Lu Yin in confusion before snickering. “So you didn’t know? Nightking Zhenwu is a genius beyond any we’ve ever seen. He’s one of the Ten Arbiters and my older brother as well.”
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. It did make sense that the strongest family in the universe, the Nightking clan, would produce a member of the Ten Arbiters. He had only asked about this person out of curiosity, but he had unexpectedly managed to find out that he was one of the Ten Arbiters.
“Do you have the guts to kill me? Can you even win? I’m the princess of the Nightking clan and Nightking Zhenwu’s younger sister—the younger sister of one of the Ten Arbiters,” Nightqueen Yanqing provokingly said.
After saying that, he used Nine Stacks, Seventeen-Fold Shockwave Palm with a single hand to crush both the ground and the girl into dust.
Everyone went silent as they watched Lu Yin slowly rise into the air. He had won the match.
Then, everyone from Astral-10 started cheering.
Wu Da was so excited that he nearly started jumping out of joy. There was now hope for his academy newspaper to reach an unprecedented level of sales! He watched Lu Yin with passionate eyes. This was a person who he needed to keep following, as Lu Yin would definitely be the subject of more shocking news in the future.
Starsibyl and a few others gave Lu Yin meaningful looks. Only now did they truly acknowledge and treat him as an equal with the same level of strength as them.
Up in the sky, a dozen mentors exchanged glances, the shock in their gazes still present. This Astral Combat Tournament had completely exceeded all of their expectations. Thankfully, a decision had already been made that the tournament would end before the semifinals. It wouldn’t be good for the Human Domain if the final four’s true abilities were exposed.
In front of their screens, numerous people stared at Lu Yin’s figure in shock. He was a Melder from Astral-10 who had cultivated five lines of battle force. He was incredibly powerful, but at the same time, he was merely a nobody from the Outerverse who had managed to achieve something that even people from the Innerverse’s most powerful organizations were incapable of accomplishing. Who ever said that miracles don’t exist in space?
The entire population of Earth was cheering ecstatically. The people might not understand the full implications of what had happened, but even they could tell that this last battle had been on a whole other level. After all, it had been a fierce battle between two people who were both qualified to enter the final four.
On Saint Dios, Wendy Yushan was just as shocked as everyone else. Lu Yin was merely a Melder, but once he became a Limiteer, or better yet, an Explorer, he would definitely rise into the heavens and be qualified to challenge the Top 100 Rankings.
In the Innerverse, within a dark room, a wine glass shattered into tiny shards. “What a piece of trash.”
Behind the young man, Liu Shaoge kept his eyes trained on Lu Yin’s figure on the screen as a dark glint flickered across them.
In the Lifeseek Realm, outside the arena plains, all of the students looked into the sky. This was the first time that an Astral Combat Academy mentor had come out and made an appearance.
Studying in the Astral Combat Academy came with a lot of freedom. For example, the battles in the teleportation arena and the trial zones took place without any guidance or supervision. The mentors would generally only give a small bit of guidance to the students, and many students might even have the chance to ever interact with any of the mentors. Rather than calling them mentors, they were more like the Astral Combat Academy’s guardians.
“All students, listen up! This is a joint decision that was made by the Mentor Association of the Astral Combat Academy and the Ten Arbiter’s Council. The tournament will go on a hiatus until further notice. Additionally, the Astral Combat Academy’s students must respond to a summons and go to the Human Domain’s warfront. The final four will be the leaders of this team, and they will also oversee these teams at the Human Domain’s border while accumulating contributions for humanity. The dates of the final matches will be announced later.” The mentor then repeated himself. “ The tournament will go on a hiatus until further notice. Additionally, the Astral Combat Academy’s students must respond to a summons and go to the Human Domain’s warfront. The final four will be the leaders of this team, and they will also oversee these teams at the Human Domain’s border while accumulating contributions for humanity. The dates of the final matches will be announced later.”
The students were astonished by what they had just heard; the tournament was going to end just like that?!
In front of their screens, countless people were swearing and cursing. They had just found out who the final four were before the tournament was indefinitely postponed! This was terrible news.
Lu Yin sighed. It was over. The Trialmaster had already hinted to him that this would be the last round of the tournament. As for when the tournament’s semifinals and finals would really be held, it depended on what the higher-ups decided. However, what would happen to the rewards from the sponsors? He remembered that the Nalan family had donated a harmless sourcebox that was suitable for a medium-ranked Lockbreaker to unlock. It was also rumored that there were also many powerful battle techniques available. Many people had joined the tournament and even the academies just for these rewards.
Starsibyl, Han Chong, and Grandini appeared on the arena plains and approached Lu Yin.
“The date for the final battle hasn’t been decided yet, so let’s get as strong as we can in the meantime,” Starsibyl said with a slight smile. She was very gentle and her voice caused people to unconsciously relax when they heard it.
Lu Yin swung his arms around. “I’m pretty beat from fighting so much over the past few days. I’ll probably use this time to relax a bit.”
Grandini snickered. “Relax? It seems that you’ve never been to the Human Domain’s warfront before. People at the Explorer realm and above die there everyday, and you want to relax there?”
Lu Yin was shocked. “We’re actually going to the warfront?”
“Who knows? With our strength, it’s very possible. At the very least, we won’t lose easily, even to Explorers,” Han Chong added on.
Starsibyl looked at Lu Yin and smiled. “Here’s a word of advice. Nightqueen Yanqing is a very petty woman. You beat her, so you should be careful of her from now on.” After that, she waved her hand and exited the Lifeseek Realm.
Han Chong nodded in agreement. “Yeah, she’s very petty.” He also left after saying those words.